Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Turner, Nelson 1831 - 
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NELSON TURNER.  The great Empire State has furnished her full quota toward the
upbuilding of the extensive Northwest, and no more enterprising people come from
anywhere than from that noble, Commonwealth. Among this class may be found the
subject of this sketch, who was born in Livingston county, N. Y., March 5,1831, and
is the son of Clement and Elmira (Bosley) Turner, natives of Connecticut and New
York respectively. The mother died in the latter State while a young woman, and the
father of our subject emigrated to the State of Wisconsin in 1846, and to Fayette
county, Iowa, in 1870, and died in the latter place in 1875. The old gentleman was a
farmer, a democrat, and the father of two boys, George and Nelson.

   The latter passed the halcyon days of childhood in attending school in his native
State, and at the age of sixteen years commenced life for his own benefit, hiring
out his services to various farmers. While a resident of the Empire State, he was
united in marriage, December 18, 1856, with Miss Mary Rumsey, a native of the same
Commonwealth, born June 1, 1840, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rumsey, now
residents of Kingston. By this marriage there have been born some five children:—
Eva, Emma, Ella, Etta, and Guy Ernest. Eva married Michael Caylor; Emma is the wife
of Frank McConville, a merchant of Forest City; Ella is Mrs. Abbott Tonnpers, of
Kingston.

   Mr. Turner came to Meeker county in 1868, and located, where he now lives, on
section 34, Kingston township. He is a man who takes deep interest in the
educational work m the county, and has served for three years as director of school
district No. 41. One of the most highly respected citizens of the county, he may
well be classed among its representative citizens.


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Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888

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